ASTM A266 Carbon Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1060 Steel
Both ASTM A266 carbon steel and SAE-AISI 1060 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1060 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
180 to 220 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 26 | |
10 to 13 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 200 | |
260 to 340 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 34 to 43 | |
34 to 51 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
72 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 380 | |
370 to 450 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
620 to 740 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 290 | |
400 to 540 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 to 52 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
9.6 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 to 8.2 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 to 19 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 to 47 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
58 to 82 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 230 | |
430 to 790 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
22 to 26 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
21 to 23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 19 | |
20 to 24 |